✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades PreK-12287 students9.9 students per teacherPresbyterianSpecial program emphasisCo-ed94% to 4-year college
Private schools in Alabaster, AL
5 schools in Alabaster itself and 11 more within 12 miles. 8 of them are on the state’s CHOOSE Act list. CHOOSE Act pays $7,000 per student at a participating school.
Order: schools on the official CHOOSE Act list first, then nearest. No school pays for its place. Map
Private schools in Alabaster (5)
No matching schools.
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades PreK-KNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
The Day Program
under 1 miGrades 7-1139 students8.5 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed
Grades PreK-KBaptistEarly childhoodCo-ed
Grades PreK-KBaptistEarly childhoodCo-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (11)
No matching schools.
✓ Alabama CHOOSE Act
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades PreK-1227 students3.6 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed100% to 4-year college
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades PreK-1234 students4 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed100% to 4-year college
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades PreK-8408 students11.7 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades PreK-8166 students9.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades PreK-8116 students5.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicMontessoriCo-ed
Grades PreK-KChristian (nondenominational)Early childhoodCo-ed
Grades PreK-KNonsectarianEarly childhoodCo-ed
Grades PreK-KMethodistEarly childhoodCo-ed
Grades PreK-KChristian (nondenominational)Early childhoodCo-ed
Grades PreK-KBaptistEarly childhoodCo-ed
Alabaster private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- The Day Program, under 1 mi
- Nearby schools by town
- Hoover (4), Helena (3) and Birmingham (2)
- Students
- about 1,077 in all; the typical school has 116
- Smallest and largest
- Gospel Light Baptist Academy, 27 students; Prince of Peace Catholic School, 408 students
- Students per teacher
- 8.3 typical, 3.2 to 22.5 across 13 schools
- Programs
- 3 Montessori
- Association members
- 5, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- To a 4-year college
- 100% of graduates at the typical high school (3 reporting)
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 2, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in this state
- Catholic3
- Christian, not Catholic8
- Nonsectarian4
- Not in federal survey1
In AlabasterWithin 12 mi
- Pre-K (and up)14
- Elementary (K to 5)14
- Middle (6 to 8)7
- High school (9 to 12)4
- K to 12, one school3
In AlabasterWithin 12 mi
- Under 503
- 50 to 1491
- 150 to 2992
- 300 to 5991
- Alabaster area50%
- All of Alabama73%
Where these facts come from
- Grades, size, affiliation, co-ed, membership, college-going: NCES Private School Universe Survey 2023-24, downloaded September 20, 2026.
- Program list: Alabama CHOOSE Act schools, list dated October 23, 2026, checked October 26, 2026.
- Award and rules: Alabama CHOOSE Act, official page, read October 1, 2026.
- Tuition for 1 school: each school’s own website, last read October 11, 2026.
- Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.
Private school tuition near Alabaster
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph S Bruno Montessori Academy | $13,225 | 2026-27 |
Prices from each school’s own website, read in October 2026; fees can be extra. Tuition by state.
Every verified price in Alabama, by city and grade.
What Alabama pays
- Program
- Alabama CHOOSE Act, education savings account
- Award
- $7,000 per student at a participating school
- Also
- Homeschooled students get $2,000 each, up to $4,000 a family.
Keep looking
- Christian schools in and around Alabaster (8)
- Catholic schools in and around Alabaster (3)
- Montessori schools in and around Alabaster (3)
- Private high schools in and around Alabaster (4)
- Private elementary schools in and around Alabaster (14)
- Private middle schools in and around Alabaster (7)
- All schools in Shelby County
- All schools in Jefferson County
- Private schools in Helena (6 mi)
- Private schools in Hoover (11 mi)
- Private schools in Bessemer (14 mi)
- Private schools in Birmingham (22 mi)
- Private schools in Gardendale (32 mi)
- Private schools in Tuscaloosa (41 mi)
- The private schools nearest you, by ZIP code or location
- All Alabama CHOOSE Act schools
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